Door holder



Jan. 15, 1935. E. l cHlsLlNG DOOR HOLDER Filed May 27, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 llllHlluln, I il' Hmmnllluummlllll INVENTQR 61146# L. BY

A-rTORNEYS.

Jan. 15, 1935. i E, 1 CHlsLlNG 1,988,237

DOOR HOLDER Filed May 27, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYJ Patented Jan. 15, 1935 DOORHOLDER; l es, New York, N Y

- Applieatien 'May 27;i932, serial No, 613,795

Lmjcl'iins; (etwa- 253x to hold doors l"anarand prevent entrylwhenthe door is partljropen, in a mannerlsimilar gto' the," Well-known ychain fbolt.` y W l 1'i1 'e` primarily fin-A 5 tended as asafety device on the' ontsidedoorsy of houses and 'ap'fgmrtrnente)IA Ione of thefn'ses of the device is for ..1', l 1e doors of Staterooms on steamshiplsy and it is particularlyconstructed to keep rattle dvml toa minimumvA12 the Same time, the 'device is quiteornamentaland' efieni-- My invention mayibe'ea'dily understood from the/illustrative earnple show nfinQthe accomf panying drawings? which Fig. 1 a perspective View showing,A the device-in operation, with the door ajar/and with part ofthe lj aafrilo broken. away and thedeadboltleeper removed; Fig. 2

is a side'vie,w` 'ofl thedefvice gviththebolt in section; `Fig' v3 istasectional plan of the device With thefdor closed position; Fig A 4 is a full yViewoffiilje bolft" an; alternative dot and desh1ines1fig.5 isfaieeetienei pien View Showing r'hfosaja? Figf' 6. is ahorizontalsection of the boxy `v/iththe parts in closed position; Fig 7 is avievv 1rom--the 4inside or the door with the door closedv, and 1ig. 8 is detail perspectiveviewer-the hinge @nsf-union ofthe arms.

Broadly speaking, my invention is of the type which 'comprises er! tr 1f0vi e with 1.-@ 11116 joint which is adapted to. close into a box on the iamb and tO`-L-l9 v. fe11eeee1fwher1 nslesed position by a bo1t on the1 doonn ykeeperisalso Supplied 0n the J' af.n.1.]0i 'Whh ,m,%5 ,-be engaged .by the-DOM@ lqktheeQQr .11,1 19 dires i911 y In Fig'. 1, thev bog is indicate as made of two members 10 and 12; vvhic1q m be fastened together in 'any desired-Wls c. .by Weldingor, riveting. 1 Pivoted nea -the bot- .tmof theme-but fewer@ v the '1l-Shaped ;memberl4,f the p Qt being cated by the;1 11 mere1- 16. aT @member le considerably thmnerihamhe-, ,1 the-members v 10 and 12 and will beableto slide on thepivot a havean ap iable opporytunity for n'1 o ement-...top hanyg he angle .oiits plane .relative toV the pivot, i addition'to v its turnnglmovementfarplmd tbepvot. In order to hold the arm l121 jten'sioned toward member 12 @spring 18' is attached to. h" v'nner face .of member y1 '0 4andgpresfses aga, st the. arm @1,42

Hinged warm 1411s another, erm 'mmberi, 211,l

itsfouterendphes a portion 4 0 Whiehgis adapted these' members "being" shown 5in-detail in F 13E-@0m 'fihi-s I l ablg7 thicker than arm member 14,` and it Ais desirablethat it should be o f such athickness that it will just slide veasily'betvveen members 10 and 12. IThe entering efdge of arm member 20 is bevelled 'off as indicated at"Y `21 so that 5 f` it will readily enter the spacebetveen members 10' and 1 2: ,It is ,to be nosed that Vrriernber' 2 0 is. slightly shorter than arm member 14 soV that its outerend (that is the loverjendr when the` device isclosed) immediately above the base of arm member 14 and'abfove' the lpivot 16. This arrangement resultsin the center of gravity of combined members 14a'nd 2() being back of pivot 16 and gives inherentstability to the members ltand 20 .When they are folded up between members 110 and 12, andthisinherent stability plus the slight tension of spring 18 will be enough to keep them in place. Near its free end, arm member' 20 carries .a projection 22 IWhich will extend ontffrom be'- tween members 10 and 12 even when Ethe arms are folded np; fProjecton y2 2 is vsonriewliat thin ner than the main portion of arni `20 and this thinness vis carried down into the" arm 20" as indicated at'24.- The projection 22 has an .opening 26 v (see Fig. 6) which is yof the same shape astheA cross section of a bolt 2 8 carried bv the door 29 and ison1y just enough larger than the boltto give an ,easy l sliding 1"1t. Screwed .or otherwise attached or connected with Amember a plate 30 which has an vopening 32` 1 ke4 Wise adapted to receive the lbolt `28 and serve as `a"de adbolt keeper If desired, the opening 32 may lhave slightly more .clearance'than v.the opening 2 6; It maybe found advantageous'to make the plate V30 integral with the member 1 2 v ,but it I-is preferably .oiset backfo'f the general '1012.116 110i member 12 QI --jsem `other means is `used to Aleep theplate 30` spaced-away 'from proe iecticnzaso that there Willlb ample Clearance b. nthese membersgfor tipfflj, lt is advisable ,that this Clearance hefgSucentLto allow some freedom in" the 'positioning [ofjthe `bolt on meedoen.VV A

111e bolt 2 8 Vslides me Sleeve C arriedpy a face platel and is provided-With ra handle??- sponding notch or depression in thefiaceplate to v rotate around a `pivot I4 2 'to 'which 'isrmly attached 'the end or tip 44. Thel movable jpor- 1#5 5 is provided for the tip 44 yof bolt 28 and the necessity for accuracy of adjustment ofthe bolt on the door isreduced. y

When' the device is not in use arms 14 and 20 will be folded up between members 10 and 12, with the opening 26 in line withl the opening 32 and bolt 28 will beikept in retracted position.,

When the door is closed, if boltf28 is shoved all theway out it will engage with "plate "30 and keep the vdoor locked. If it isfdesiredrto-leave the door ajar, or to open it so as to talk to someone on the outside whose identity is vnotl known, the .bolt 2 8 is retracted until thedetent 39 vengages its aperture Vindicating that movable portion 40 of the bolt is withinl'the opening '26 of extension 22 and `that'tip 44 is clear of plate `30. If the door is Ynow opened, the arms 14 and 20 will unfold, causing portion 4() of the bolt to pivot tothe position shown in .FigV 1. VWhen in'this position the tip 44 will prevent the bolt from being disengaged from arm 20L As shown' in Fig. 5 this opening of the door will cause considerable angular movement of the arms 14 and '20 relative bothto' thepivot 16 and to the bolt 28., This` angular movement is permittedby the fact that arm 1'4 is thinner than the distance between members and 12and by the fact that extension 22 is thinner thanmovable portion 40 of thebolt as well as by the normal bevel on the edge ofthe door. However, `itis advisable thatthe distance between members 10 and 12 be S0 .adjusted that 'whenv these arms' are fully opened, as shown in Fig. 5, arm 14 will jamb somewhat between the `two :members 10 vand 12 and also that the fit between vrthe `bolt 23A and opening 2 6 be such that arm l20r will bind around movable portion f4() when the angle is 'thus changed, as these adjustments will prevent rattling. It will also bev noted from Fig; 2 that the pivotk on the hinge connecting arms 14 and 20 is below a straight line from pivot 42 to pivot 16 and, as the hinge opens upwardly, thruston the door rwill simply serve to r*keep the arms opened full width. However," to :close the door either the hinge joint of' the two arms `may be pushed up or oneu can push down with `their thumb on the tipY of arm 20, readily starting movementbetween arms 14 and 20 which will Vof course be continued by pressure on the door.

` upper forward position.

Y From the foregoing .description of my device it. .willrbe seen that it is, one which can.` readily befmanufactured and which will serve to hold a door open against 4pressure without rattling (thus permitting the ldevice to be `usedas a ventilator) and in which a single bolt can be used either to keep the door locked tightlyor to keep it locked while permitting klimited movement.

What I claim is: l f

1. A device of the type comprising a box-like structure adapted to be attached to a door jamb and to carry a pair `of hinged members, the outer of which carries a recess and is approximately equal in width with the box-like structure, and a bolt adapted to ybe* attached toa door and engage suchrecess to ropen such members and thereby connect the door and the jamb structures, in which the inner of said members is lconsiderably thinner than the other and is mounted rin said box-like structure on a pivot 1having-greater exposed length than the thick- `ness off-said member and so that said member may changethe angularity of its plane relative to the pivot as well as to turn around the same, and in which the outer member ofsaid pair is of substantiallythesame thicknessjas the eig'- posed length rof said pivot, but in which said outer hinged member is vbevelled to approxi-' mately the width ofthe thinner member Aupon the edge first entering the box-like structure when the hinged members are yclosed so that angular movement of the' inner member upon its pivot will not cause the outer member to strike against the box-like structure to prevent the closing of the members.

` 2. A structure as Aspecied` Vin lclair.f1"1 which o further includes a spring member which tensions saidr thinner pivoted member s o that the latter tends normally to. assume a plane perpendicular to its' pivot.

3. A device'of the type'comprising a box-like structure adaptedy to beattached' to a door jamb and to carry a pair of Vhingedmembers,the outer of which carries a recess, -andl a bolt adapted to be attached to a door and engage Suchrecess to openl such members andA thereby connect the door andthe jamb structures, in which the box-like structure has an opening-in its front and said hinged members are adapted tof fold substantially within said structurewhen closed and the inner of said members has a leg extending under the other of said memberswhen they, are in closed position, the free end of which is mounted on said pivot so that when closed their center of gravity is behind the pivot i' towards the rear Aof the box-like structure whereby said hinged members tend to remain in equilibrium in said box-like structure.

4. A `device ofA the type comprising a box-like structure adapted to beV attached toa door jamb and to 'carry a pair of hinged members; the

outer y of Vwhich carries -a recess, Vand a bolt adapted to'be attached toa door and engage such recessl to open` suchmembers and thereby connect the door and the jamb stru.`ck:tures,` in which `one .ofr the members is mounted uponja pivot in said'l box-like .structure and in which vsaid box-like' structure has;V an opening in vits front, saidfhinged membersvbeing adapted Vto fold in a vertical planesubstantially within said .box-like structure when closedand the inner of said members havingY-a leg extending under the outer ofY said members vinthe end oigwhich is mounted thesaid pivot soA that their center of gravity is behind the vpivot point towardsl the rearfofl the box-like fstructurajwhereby said hinged members tend to; remainjin ,equilibrium in said box-.like structure.A

s A structure as defined reclami swhic'h-further includes ar spring adapted toexerttensi'on against said hinged members when folded substantially Within the box-like structure so that they tend to remain in place and so that rattle is avoided. y

6. A device of the type comprising a box-like structure adapted to be attached to a door jamb and substantially to house a pair of hinged members, the outer of which carries a recess,

and a bolt adapted to be attached to a door andv engage such recess to open such members an'd thereby connect the door and the jamb structures, in which one of said members is pivoted insaid box-like structure and is longer than the other and has a leg extending under the other member when they are in closed position in the end of which is mounted a pivot connecting said members to said box-like structure so that said member is pivoted off center so that its weightand the weight of the other hinged member, when the two are closed, tend to keep the members` closed and within said box-like structure, the other such membery being adapted to nest with the pivoted member approximately above said pivot point.

'7. A device of the type described adapted to lock a door in open position, extensible inner and outer arm members hinged together'adapted to open with the door in a perpendicular plane and to fold together substantiallyv within the box-like structure on the jamb, means connecting vsaid members to the jamb so that the members may swing laterally as the door isy opened, an opening in the outer of saidrnembers, a bolt slidably mounted upon the door adapted to enter said opening and extend therebeyond, said bolt having a rotatable portion intermediate its ends thinnerthan the width of said outer member and adapted to engage the opening in the same snugly, and a non-rotatable tip, said rotatable portion being adapted to rotate as the hinged members open perpendicularly, said tip being adapted to lock the hinged member in place upon the bolt, said rotatable,

portion fitting said opening in said hinged member so that the same tends to bind when the hinged members are opened, whereby rattle is prevented.

8. In a door check, a box-like structure attached to the jamb and having an opening, an inner hinged member 'of L-shape with a long and short arm and pivoted to the box-like structure by the short arm towards the outer end thereof y.so as to move in a Vertical plane and laterally and so that the long arm extends upwardly into the rear of the box-like structure, an outer hinged member having a projection withv an opening attached to the upper end of said long arm by a rule joint, said outer member when the hinged members are closed lying'` above the short arm of the inner hinged member so that their combined center of gravity is behind the pivot point towards the rear of the box-like structure, said hinged members adapted to open and close in ageneral vertical plane and when closed to fold together Within the box-like structure except for the projection upon the outer arm, and a bolt attached to the door adapted to` engage said opening in said outer hinged member so that said hinged mem- Vbers Will open when the door opens but so that movement of the door will be limited by the length of the hinge members.

9. In combination with a door, a jamb, a bolt of non-circular cross section on the door carried externally and visibly thereof, said bolt having a rotatable portion intermediate its ends and a non-rotatable tip, a pair of members hinged together with one hinged to the jamb and the other carrying a projectioniwith an opening extending beyond the jamb adapted to receive the end of thebolt when such members are folded up andadapted to pivot around the bolt behind such tip upon the rotatable portion of said bolt, a fixed projection on the jamb having an opening aligned with the opening in the first projection and adapted to receive such bolt, and means for maintaining such projections in spaced relation so that Such bolt may be positioned in the rst projection with its tip extending therethrough Without engaging the second projection.

10. In combination with a door and jamb, a

bolt of non-circular cross section on said door,

said bolt having av rotatable portion intermediate its ends and a non-rotatable tip, a pair of members hinged together with one hinged tor the v jamb and the other carrying a projection with an opening extending beyond the jamb adapted to receive the end of the bolt when such mem--` bers are folded up and adapted to pivot around the bolt behind said tip upon the rotatable portion of said bolt, a fixed projection on the jamb having an opening aligned with the opening in the first projection and adapted to receive such bolt, means for maintaining said projections in spaced relation and means associatedwith the bolt adapted to position the bolt during sliding movement so that it is in locking position relative tothe first projection but does not engage the second projection, and in which said bolt is carried externally of saiddoor so `that the same is visible and is provided withv a fiat' inner face, and a curved outer face, and in which said openings upon said projections conform with" the shape of said bolt.

ELLIOTT L. CHISLING. 

